The following spoke: Cristian Dan Preda, on behalf of the PPE Group, Anneliese Dodds, on behalf of the S&D Group, Heidi Hautala, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Csaba Sógor, Josef Weidenholzer and Stanislav Polčák.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Marc Tarabella, Notis Marias, Franz Obermayr and Doru-Claudian Frunzulică.